Leafy Pondweed
Leafy pondweed has thread like branching stems. Submersed leaves are green to bronze, thin, and linear. Brown flowers grow in clusters.
Read MoreHorned Pondweed
Horned pondweed roots, stems, and leaves are all long and thread like. It has tiny single flowers in May or June. The seeds are horn shaped.
Read MoreWaterthread Pondweed
Waterthread pondweed’s stems are thread like. Submersed leaves are thin and straight. Floating leaves are leathery with a rounded base.
Read MoreRibbonleaf Pondweed
Ribbonleaf pondweed’s submersed leaves are floppy and bright green to reddish. They grow two to 10 inches long and nearly a half inch wide.
Read MoreWidgeon Grass
Widgeon grass has thin branched stems and sharp pointed leaves that are thread like. Flower spikes can emerge slightly and are brown to yellow.
Read MoreVariable Leaf Watermilfoil
Variable leaf watermilfoil has thick reddish stems and can have submersed and emersed leaves that are feathery, limp, and deeply divided.
Read MoreQuillworts
Quillwort leaves are quill like and grow from one central stand in swampy areas. Leaves are arranged in a spiral.
Read MoreIndian Swampweed
Indian swampweed has compound leaves with opposite leaflets that can be emersed or submersed and are broader at the tip. This plant is uncommon.
Read MoreFlowering Rush
Flowering rush can be submersed or emersed and has round stems that can grow up to four feet tall. Clusters of pink flowers grow on a single stalk.
Read MoreFloating Leaf Pondweed
Floating leaf pondweed has long, narrow, stiff submersed leaves and two to four inch long floating leaves on long stalks.
Read MoreMarine Naiad
Marine naiad is a submerged plant with small brittle leaves that are stiff and toothed.
Read MoreParrot Feather
Parrot feather has feathered leaves that come above the water’s surface and can look like they are made of plastic.
Read MoreEurasian Watermilfoil
Eurasian Watermilfoil has feather like leaves with 14-20 pairs of leaflets whorled around the hollow stem along the entire length of the plant.
Read MoreChara Algae
Chara appears like a submerged plant, but it is not truly rooted. Chara is branched with whorls of leaf-like structures.
Read MoreSago Pondweed
Sago pondweed has many thread like submersed leaves that alternate and grow up to six inches long with a sharp point on the end.
Read MoreEelgrass (Vallisneria)
Eelgrass has long ribbon like leaves with very distinctive veins like that of celery.
Read MoreElodea
Elodea is a submerged plant that has three leaves per whorl and no midrib teeth.
Read MoreCoontail
Coontail has finely divided leaves arranged in whorls of five to 12 and is bushier towards the top. It has a hollow stem and lacks true roots.
Read MoreBladderwort
Bladderwort has yellow flowers and small bladders attached to the leaf like branches, which are alternately arranged.
Read MoreWater Buttercup
Water Buttercup has showy white or yellow flowers during the summer months and has finely divided leaves.
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